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May 2023
Las herramientas de edición genética podrían ofrecer enormes oportunidades para la agricultura en materia de mejoramiento genético de cultivos y ganado a lo largo de la cadena de suministro de…
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May 2023
As ferramentas de edição genética poderiam oferecer enormes oportunidades para a agricultura em termos de melhoramento genético de cultivos e gado ao longo da cadeia de fornecimento de alimentos.…
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May 2023
This edition of the Caribbean Economics Quarterly focuses on the issue of long-term economic growth. As economies have recovered from the pandemic, the main question is: Will the region return to…
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May 2023
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Digital one-stop shops for firm registration can significantly reduce costs and increase access to information for firms entering the formal sector. This paper examines the impact of a nationwide…
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May 2023
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Las ventanillas únicas para el registro de empresas pueden reducir significativamente los costos y mejorar el acceso a información para los negocios que entran al sector formal. En este documento se…
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May 2023
What do a wind farm in Uruguay, a math tutoring program in Mexico and a plant with three-meter long roots in Trinidad and Tobago have in common? They are all development projects that advanced after…
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May 2023
¿Qué tienen en común un parque eólico en Uruguay, un programa de tutorías matemáticas en México y una planta de raíces de tres metros en Trinidad y Tobago? Todos corresponden a proyectos de…
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May 2023
O que um parque eólico no Uruguai, um programa de tutoria de matemática no México e uma planta em Trindade e Tobago cujas raízes tm trs metros tm em comum? Todos so projetos de desenvolvimento que…
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May 2023
Este estudio identifica las características de los hogares y de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes) que utilizaron teletrabajo en Bolivia, sobre la base de encuestas levantadas durante…
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May 2023
El presente estudio ofrece una visión global sobre la importancia de abordar el Mantenimiento de Activos del sector eléctrico, en el marco de las Tecnologías de Inteligencia Artificial y nuevas…
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May 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was the only region that achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the proportion of people suffering from malnutrition between 1990 and 2015.…
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May 2023
América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) fue la única región que logró el Objetivo de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM) de reducir a la mitad la proporción de personas con desnutrición entre 1990-2015. Sin…
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May 2023
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Patients are reluctant to use telemedicine health services. Telemedicine is an “experience good,” one that can be accurately evaluated and compared to its substitute (in this case, in-person visits)…
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May 2023
Understanding the characteristics of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the Dominican Republic (DR) is key to informing appropriate policy responses, such as the most recent regularization program (…
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May 2023
Comprender las características de los refugiados y migrantes venezolanos en la República Dominicana es clave para
guiar las respuestas políticas adecuadas, como el programa de normalización…
guiar las respuestas políticas adecuadas, como el programa de normalización…
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May 2023
Esta nota técnica se refiere a la relación entre la agenda del agua y la financiación del desarrollo, es resultado de la reflexión y el debate convocados en la Semana Mundial del Agua 2021,…
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May 2023
This report compiles comparable tax revenue statistics over the period 1990-2020 for 27 Latin American and Caribbean economies. Based on the OECD Revenue Statistics database, it applies the OECD…
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May 2023
Esta publicación proporciona datos comparables sobre los ingresos tributarios de 27 economías de América Latina y el Caribe durante el período 1990-2020. Utilizando la Base de datos de Revenue…
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May 2023
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Groundwater represents 99% of the planet's fresh water and is a natural resource that is crucial for human activities. Its extraction allows meeting the demand for several purposes such as human…
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May 2023
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Las aguas subterráneas representan el 99% del agua dulce en el planeta y son un recurso natural que resulta fundamental para las actividades del ser humano. Su explotación permite satisfacer la…
Date issued:
May 2023
El Marco de Política Ambiental y Social (MPAS) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, publicado en septiembre 2021, definen un conjunto de guías (10 en total) que corresponden a las Normas de…
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May 2023
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the decisive factors for the future health workforce are manifold. The health workforce is the backbone of healthcare, with the common goal of improving the health…
Date issued:
May 2023
América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan retos para contar con el personal de salud necesario, accesible y con las competencias requeridas para atender la salud de la población.
El análisis de los…
El análisis de los…
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May 2023
Na América Latina e no Caribe, os fatores decisivos sobre o futuro da força de trabalho na área da saúde são inúmeros. Os profissionais de saúde são a espinha dorsal da assistência à saúde, e seu…
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May 2023
Investment rates are substantially reduced for firms with higher leverage and higher risk of default. For firms with low risk, higher leverage does not reduce investment; in fact, in these cases we…
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May 2023
Las tasas de inversión corporativa son considerablemente menores en las empresas con mayor apalancamiento y mayor riesgo de impago. En las empresas con bajo riesgo de quiebra, un alto grado de…
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May 2023
This study analyzes the main risks, impacts, and mitigation measures for activities related to green hydrogen including production, transportation, storage and associated energy carriers, including…
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May 2023
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The Bolivian government fostered an electricity cost supporting scheme to attenuate the effect of the nationwide full lockdown on domestic consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper…
Date issued:
May 2023
Este discussion paper agrega os aprendizados, o conhecimento acumulado e as proposições resultantes da Cooperação Técnica BR-T1496 - “Potencializando o uso de Soluções de Big Data para Cidades…
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May 2023
Un estudio del BID analiza cómo el lenguaje utilizado en los avisos de empleo afecta a la probabilidad de que tanto mujeres como hombres apliquen al mismo. De esta manera, se mide si el lenguaje…
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May 2023
This technical note presents a model to evaluate the costs and benefits of plans to scale up public investment. It creates a theoretical framework that considers the positive effects of investment on…
Date issued:
May 2023
La innovación verde puede desempeñar un papel central en la transición a un nuevo modelo de desarrollo sostenible en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Este documento presenta una selección de…
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May 2023
La innovación verde puede desempeñar un papel central en la transición a un nuevo modelo de desarrollo sostenible en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Este documento desarrolla un marco…
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May 2023
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Una gestión fiscal oportuna y eficiente pasa por asegurar procesos de planificación, ejecución y monitoreo de aquellos elementos que pudiesen comprometer el espacio fiscal durante todo el ciclo de…
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May 2023
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We provide novel evidence of the impact of coresidence bias on a large set of indicators of intergenerational mobility in education. We begin re-examining a recent claim that the correlation coecient…
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May 2023
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Play during early childhood is key to stimulating childrens physical, social, emotional and cognitive development; it promotes their imagination and creativity, improves their problem-solving skills…
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May 2023
This document is the third of four publications in the series “The Road to Educational Inclusion: Four Steps to Develop Systems to Protect Educational Pathways”. This series aims to serve as a
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Date issued:
May 2023
El presente documento es el tercero de cuatro pasos de la serie “Camino hacia la inclusión educativa: 4 pasos para la construcción de sistemas de protección de trayectorias”. El objetivo de esta…
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May 2023
O presente documento é o terceiro dos quatro passos da série “Caminho para a inclusão educacional: 4 passos para a construção de sistema de proteção de trajetórias”. O objetivo desta série é
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Date issued:
May 2023
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In this article we experimentally evaluate Colombias Think Equal program, which teaches socioemotional skills to children ages 3 to 6. Given the context of COVID-19, the original design was adapted…
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May 2023
The water and sanitation sector is essential for livelihoods and has therefore been recognized by most countries as critical infrastructure. While the growing trend of automation and digitalization…
Date issued:
May 2023
El sector del agua y saneamiento es esencial para el sustento y, por lo tanto, la mayoría de los países reconocen que se trata de una infraestructura crítica. Aunque la creciente tendencia a la…
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May 2023
O setor de água e saneamento é essencial para a subsistência e, por isso, foi reconhecido pela maioria dos países como infraestrutura crítica. Embora a crescente tendência de automação e…
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May 2023
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This paper examines whether language classes raises refugees' language proficiency and improves their socio-economic integration. Our identification strategy leverages the opening, closing, and…
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May 2023
This document contributes to the understanding of the reasons behind gender gaps in education and how they translate into labor market outcomes and trajectories in the English-speaking Caribbean.…
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May 2023
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Date issued:
May 2023
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Date issued:
May 2023
El BID ha venido financiando la recopilación de datos de América Latina y el Caribe desde hace varios años del programa de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria (ASTI). ASTI es una fuente…
Date issued:
May 2023
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Date issued:
May 2023
El BID ha venido financiando la recopilación de datos de América Latina y el Caribe desde hace varios años del programa de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria (ASTI). ASTI es una fuente…